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July 29, 2009

3 years I married my wonderful hubby and when it came to the part where you say "I do" I said "Absolutely"! Both the ceremony and the reception were held at Peppers Manor House in the NSW Southern Highlands. Although it was the middle of the Aussie winter our day was a stunning sunny day!

Why is it that it takes your wedding anniversary coming around for you to pull out the huge, gorgeous and expensive wedding album and take a look?

So many lovely, happy memories from our day!

We spent the night at the Manor House then headed off on our honeymoon sailing our private yacht (named Ripple) around the Whitsundays..... ahhhh bliss!

Thanks to The Rainbow Room for including Giggleberry's fun newly listed 'Woodstock Polka Dots' bunting banner to her Treasury. This colourful and rainbow party themed collection was inspired by the 4th birthday of someone special - check it out HERE

July 24, 2009

I think my addiction is starting to get a bit out of hand and I don't mind one little bit - my fabric addiction that is!I have been shopping both on and off the web like crazy in the past week or two and have a pile of fabulous fabrics slowly growing next to my sewing machine.

I had a custom order I needed to go to my local fabric shop for so while I was there it seems a few, (well maybe a bit more than a few) more fabrics somehow ended up in the basket.... I then came home and had a rush of blood to the head that saw me empty the paypal account by buying even more fabric online!!Now it's just a matter of waiting for my lovely postman to deliver my goodies. In the mean time here is a sneak peak of what my stash looks like....

What a great way to get the word around about our great team of talented Aussie artists and crafters of kids products! And I just LOVE the statement used to describe Giggleberry Creations..... "Giggleberry is like the mecca for bunting"... I'll have to remember that one for the future!

July 15, 2009

Some of you may remember I posted a few weeks ago how I was working on some fun new listings for Giggleberry Creations. I only gave you a sneak peek at the time but now I am so excited to be able to share with you Giggleberry's brand NEW range of ADD ONS!

Currently we have sweet and fun little 'Jingle Bells' listed. You can choose from either Silver, Gold, Copper or Rainbow bells and I will firmly hand sew one to the points of each flag in your selected bunting banner - how fun. Just imagine these guys tinkling in the breeze outside or near an open window!

Stay tuned for all kinds of other fun and fabulous ways to make your One Of A Kind Giggleberry Creation with ADD ONS!

July 14, 2009

I just can't wait for the parcel I have just put together and posted off via snail mail to arrive at the recipients door! I'm talking about the Swapapalooza craft swap parcel... being my very first craft swap I was rather excited to put all the bits and pieces together.

I've been hunting down inspiration and suggestions and one particular comment that stuck out was this one from Kathleen of Heavenly Handmades who said "I would want to be spoilt" she also said "Personally, if you were sending me a swap I would be secretly hoping for some bunting that was tea party themed! I would also really like craft goodies and maybe a chocolate bar too." Thanks Kathleen.... I loved these ideas and decided I would do it around a particular theme... Cherries!Here is a pic of what I ended up putting together:

I don't want to say who the parcel is off to just yet in case I ruin the surprise but a little hint won't hurt right? The recipient has recently posted on her blog that she has an up and coming market stall... so maybe the red and white bunting set could help her stall stand out from the others??

I'll be sure to share pics of what arrives for me as soon as it comes.

July 13, 2009

Oh goodie, a friendly little competition to make the beginning to the week a fun one. Giggleberry's 'Vintage Sailor' bunting banner is one of today's three 'Vote Etsy' items.

How It Works: Each day (US time) three new Etsy listings are displayed HERE and folks can vote on their favorite listing of the day - easy! No need to join up, subscribe, log in or any of that just one click of the vote button and you're done! If you have just a few seconds free I would LOVE it if you could pop in a vote for Giggleberry..... it would surely put the giggle in Giggleberry's day.

Thanks so very much in advance.....I'll let you all know how we go. Fingers crossed!

With winter almost half way over I figured I better get a move on the unfinished Crazy quilts for the girls.... to refresh you memory this is Harrison's, made from all my 'boy' fabric cut offs.

So this is Milla's, made from some of my 'girlie' fabric cut offs

Originally I was going to use all my polka dots and stripe fabrics to make Fliss a quilt but when I went through my off cuts I noticed allot of red, black and whites and thought they looked perfect for her.

I was rather chuffed when we headed out on Saturday morning and all three kids were under their blankets in the car!

July 12, 2009

I posted a few days ago that I have signed up for my first craft swap - THE MEGA CRAFT AND MIX CD SWAPAPALOOZA THE SEQUEL, through the Georgie Love blog. Now that the entry date has closed I have received my 'swap partners' details ready to send off some goodies so this is where I'd love some help and/or inspiration....

What would you love to have arrive via snail mail? crafty goodies? something already made? both? neither? I'd love my partner to be so very excited by what she receives. So with a little help from you all surely I could put something fun together.

July 10, 2009

I just LOVE Craft Cult! A great website set up just for us Etsians to check out the latest hearts for both out shops and for individual items and also a quick check to see (fingers always crossed for this one) if one of your items has been featured on the Front Page of Etsy recently.

I pop into Craft Cult once a day when I get a chance to check what Giggleberry Creations is up to so when I pop in this morning and saw I had a BIG jump in hearts I thought I better take a look in the Vault... sure enough Giggleberry had been featured on the Front page just last night (well night time for me)The item lucky enough to be featured was this vintage style set of flags titled 'Vintage Sailor'.

July 8, 2009

Yay - I had an email this morning to tell me Giggleberry had been featured on the fabulous Kids Style File blog.

"KidStyleFile is Australia’s first and only resource dedicated to bringing you the news on premium, designer and boutique baby and kids clothes, gear, decor, nursery items and toys. KSF helps you stay informed on beautiful new products coming to market, and gives you the inside scoop on sales, and broker special offers.You can also ‘meet’ designers and store owners, find out more about amazing products, and get informed with the product reviews and special features.KSF is passionate about boutique and unique baby and kids design, and search high and low to bring you the news on the finest products the market has to offer. All the best baby and kids online stores are represented on KidStyleFile. From the well-established to the brand-new, you know if they’re here, they’re worth knowing about!"

July 7, 2009

You may have read in a recent post HERE that I have been working on a few new Top Secret items that will be listed in store soon.... I thought I'd give you all a little teaser sneak peek at one of them....

"What?! That's it?!" I can hear you all saying..... sorry, I want to work out all the 'in's and out's' before I go listing crazy to make sure they work out just perfect. So you'll have to stay tuned for more updates!

I've got the best job in the world - wife to my wonderful hubby and mummy to 3 busy bees.
I fill my week with Giggleberry Creations - handmade fabric bunting banners, plus all kinds of other things! There is a good chance you'll get to read about it here... So make yourself comfy, sit back and enjoy!

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Would you like a custom ordered bunting banner? maybe you'd like to know about Giggleberry's wholesale terms? or you might just want to say hi... either way you can contact me here giggleberrycreations@gmail.com